family and consumer sciences

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES is one of the most versatile and diverse choices for today’s students preparing for productive and rewarding lives in the 21st century. It includes some of the fastest growing career fields including food science, nutrition and health, hospitality, education, human development and family science, design and merchandising, textiles and apparel.

THE FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES Department offers a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree with concentrations in three areas: Family and Consumer Sciences Education, Food and Nutrition and Infant and Child Development.

THE FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES EDUCATION program is a comprehensive program that emphasizes understanding human development and family resource management. Graduates are well-rounded in general education, as well as Family and Consumer Sciences content. While the curriculum is planned to meet certification requirements for family and consumer science teachers, graduates are versatile and flexible enough to pursue traditional and non-traditional careers in education, business, social welfare and public health, international service and as extension agents.

FOOD SELECTION AND PREPARATION are only a small part of the Food and Nutrition program where students study the principles of nutrition and the physiology of feeding individuals with special dietary needs. Graduates in Food and Nutrition are prepared for careers in industry, health care services, recreation, business and education. Graduates also meet requirements for entering a Plan IV American Dietetics Association approved internship program.

INFANT AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT is not about learning how to babysit in a daycare center. Instead, students discover and learn to apply psychological and developmental principles to the physical, intellectual, social and emotional needs of young children. Graduates may find employment and careers in clinics and hospitals, in child care facilities such as nursery schools, kindergartens and daycare administration, and in child research programs.